Defining the 21st Century Classroom

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**Award-Winning Teachers Dole out Advice on Fixing Public Schools**(CNN)
This month, as students began to trickle into classrooms, CNN listened to the ideas of award-winning teachers at public schools across the country. More... CDW-G Releases 21st Century Classroom Report
96 percent of high school students report using technology at home to study, but only 26 percent say they are encouraged to use technology throughout the school day.

Solutions aim to ease ed-tech deployment »

Solutions aim to ease ed-tech deployment
Solutions aim to ease ed-tech deployment
Flexibility was a key theme at the 2010 InfoComm conference in Las Vegas, where a number of companies demonstrated products intended to help schools deploy education technology more easily....[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/07/09/solutions-aim-to-ease-ed-tech-deployment/?ast=41|Read More »
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Dell expands its Connected Classroom solution »

Dell expands its Connected Classroom solution
Dell expands its Connected Classroom solution
A new low-cost netbook whose screen can be rotated so students can read electronic texts as if they were holding a traditional book is among the new technologies introduced by Dell on May 11 as part of its Connected Classroom suite of products....[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/05/12/dell-expands-its-connected-classroom-solution/?ast=41|Read More »
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Feds release new national ed-tech plan »

Feds release new national ed-tech plan
Feds release new national ed-tech plan
The new National Education Technology Plan, released March 5, sets an ambitious agenda for using technology to transform teaching and learning, ed-tech advocates say--and a call to action that is long overdue. ...[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/08/feds-release-new-national-ed-tech-plan/?ast=41|Read More »
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New projectors make any wall an interactive whiteboard »

New projectors make any wall an interactive whiteboard
New projectors make any wall an interactive whiteboard
In a move that could shake up the interactive whiteboard (IWB) market, two projector manufacturers have just released new products that can turn virtually any surface into an IWB....[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/13/new-projector-makes-any-wall-an-interactive-whiteboard/?ast=41|Read More »
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Reinventing Education »

Reinventing Education
Reinventing Education
Beginning this fall, third and sixth graders throughout San Diego will use laptop computers to connect with their peers and work on projects that apply what they're learning to real-world situations. Their teachers will use interactive whiteboards to help make lessons come alive, while reaching students who learn best through a variety of different learning styles. And school leaders will rigorously track student outcomes and use this information to improve instruction. ...[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/09/09/reinventing-education/?ast=41|Read More »
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Report: Reinvent schools for digital age »

Report: Reinvent schools for digital age
Report: Reinvent schools for digital age
Educators can't truly deliver 21st-century instruction in schools that reflect Industrial-Age designs, with rigid schedules, inflexible facilities, and fixed boundaries between grades, disciplines, and classrooms, according to a new white paper from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21). Key concepts: P21, 21st century skills, learning environment, digital age...[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/01/26/report-reinvent-schools-for-digital-age/?ast=41|Read More »
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Eight key school-design recommendations »

Eight key school-design recommendations
Eight key school-design recommendations
The National Summit on School Design, convened by the American Architectural Foundation and Knowledge-Works Foundation, recently brought more than 200 participants from around the country to Washington, D.C. After discussing several school-design topics, summit participants agreed on eight key principles for effective school design in the 21st century. These are: 1. Design schools to support a [...]...[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2006/10/01/eight-key-school-design-recommendations/?ast=41|Read More »
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Creating a ’21st-century school’ for learning and working together »

Creating a ’21st-century school’ for learning and working together
Creating a ’21st-century school’ for learning and working together
Like many school systems, Maryland's Charles County Public Schools had different tracks for high school students who were going on to college and those pursuing vocational training. This outdated model ultimately reduced the status of voc ed to a lower level than academic programs. James Richmond, our district superintendent, championed the idea of a 21st- century school that would bring vocational and academic students together in one facility....[[http://www.eschoolnews.com/2006/10/01/creating-a-21st-century-school-for-learning-and-working-together/?ast=41|Read More »
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